Using Anthropology in Policy-Relevant Research

Kirk L. Gray

ResearchPublished 1978

Amplifies a previous discussion of the anthropologist as a contributing social scientist, based on the author's experience with the Housing Assistance Supply Experiment. The paper briefly discusses the use of anthropology as a systems science in policy-relevant research. The author makes recommendations for training anthropologists for policy research and other work outside academia.

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  • Year: 1978
  • Paperback Pages: 10
  • Document Number: P-6150

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